🐘 ExecPHP

Runs a vendor binary using the specified PHP binary. Equivalent to running composer exec --php=<php> <binary> -- <args...>.

When to use

Use it when the project has multiple PHP versions and you need to explicitly run a vendor bin with a specific PHP interpreter (for example, to test compatibility across PHP versions).

Signature

func (c *Composer) ExecPHP(php string, binary string, args ...string) (string, error)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
php	string	Path to the PHP executable, for example /usr/bin/php8.2
binary	string	Vendor binary file name, for example phpunit
args	...string	Argument list forwarded to the binary

Return value

Return value	Type	Description
First return value	string	The stdout output of the binary execution
Second return value	error	Returned when execution fails

Example

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"log"

	"github.com/scagogogo/composer-skills/pkg/composer"
)

func main() {
	comp, err := composer.New(composer.DefaultOptions())
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("initialization failed: %v", err)
	}

	output, err := comp.ExecPHP("/usr/bin/php8.2", "phpunit", "--version")
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("execution failed: %v", err)
	}
	fmt.Println(output)
}

Advanced

• When you don't need to specify PHP, use the simpler Exec.
• To list available binaries, use ExecWithList.
• To execute in a specific working directory, refer to ExecWithWorkingDir, used together with Exec.